FULL MOON PUPPET SHOW WORKSHOP: Simple Mask-Making

April 8, 2023

Masks are one of the most powerful tools for acting and transforming into a character. They allow you to disappear from view and present an entirely new person. Inspired by the tradition of Larval masks, we will design simple expressions that invite a fun, cartoony, and physical way of acting. This technique is great for making your first mask, or for trying out many ideas with limited time and resources. Join us to start creating easy-to-make masks and exploring all the characters they inspire. 

  • REGISTRATION

    $30

    AGE LIMIT: 16 and up
    MAX PARTICIPANTS: 20

  • DATE, TIME & LOCATION

    Saturday, April 8
    9:00am – 12:00pm Central

    ONLINE: Workshop sessions will be held on Zoom.

  • MORE INFO

    ACCESSIBILITY: Contact Open Eye at boxoffice@openeyetheatre.org or 612-874-6338 for accessibility information and requests.

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Materials: 

  • Heavy Cardstock paper of about 100lbs weight. We’ll use 3-5 sheets in class.

  • Pencil & eraser

  • Your favorite black marker

  • An Xacto knife

  • Pipe cleaners (black preferably)

  • Clear packaging tape. Scotch type will work ok.

  • A cutting mat or thick cardboard. Anything to protect your work surface.

  • Space to move in and be in full view of camera.


NOTE: You will need a table to work on. Experience or comfortability working with sharp knives. After making masks, we’ll perform in them so be sure to have space to move around and that your whole self can be viewed.

Teaching Artist Bio

  • Alex Barreto Hathaway

    Alex Barreto Hathaway (he/him) is a process-based artist originally from Puerto Rico. Alex creates spaces where audiences, collaborators, and students nurture their playfulness and imagination through the use of masks, puppets, improv, slapstick, and a street-theater style performance. Most recently, he and a rural town in the high desert of California created a fantasy play with 12ft-tall puppets about the struggle of accepting help during the pandemic.

FULL MOON PUPPET SHOW is supported by:

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.